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| NOTE FROM RACHEL |
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We're also accepting applications from Junior girls in high school for the next phase of Project IT Girl. Encourage the Junior girl in your life to fill out an application (PDF) and be a part of one of the most rewarding experiences of her life. She doesn't need to be a science whiz to join a team of bright young women who use technology to become leaders, stand out, and create social change. And this summer, we're "Going Green" by asking you, our faithful supporters, to help us raise $10,000 by the end of August for much-needed technology updates for our computer lab. Please consider donating any amount to help us achieve our goal. Click here to donate today. Or, if you work for a company interested in helping us with a financial contribution please contact Girlstart’s Development Manager Jessica Cook at jessica@girlstart.org. Here's to a safe and happy summer! 
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Surfin' Safari Summer Camp Still Open for Registration!
Attention 3rd and 4th grade animal lovers: Register for Surfin' Safari to uncover interesting and unusual things about all kinds of animals, from dolphins to zebras. Create a website for your friends to follow your animal adventures! Register at www.girlstartcamp.org. If you have any questions email info@girlstart.org. Upcoming Events CalendarJune 9-13 - Discovery Planet Summer Camp (6th-8th grades)
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More than 90% of participants reported that IT Girl made them feel more confident about their skills in technology! We are currently accepting applications for the 2008-2009 year of IT Girl so don’t forgot to apply at: http://www.girlstart.org/itgirl/index.html Lucky Stars FOX 7 KTBC Austin National Science Foundation Super Stars Rising Stars Shooting Stars
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What are your fondest childhood memories of summer? Did you explore the outdoors and collect bugs, or watch the fireflies communicate at night? Did you find shapes in clouds and see them drift by on a lazy afternoon? Did you make a go cart with your friends and have races? Did you measure the ingredients for the perfect glass of lemonade and sell it to your neighbors to make a little extra spending money? If you did, you were enjoying the wonders of math and science! That's exactly what we're doing at Girlstart during our super-cool summer camps. We will be taking math and science fun to a whole new level, exploring surgery, space, broadcast technologies, extreme weather and much more! There are still a few 
Attention laser-tag enthusiasts, compete for prizes and win money for Girlstart! Blazer Tag Adventure Center will host an all-Austin tournament this July to find the city’s best laser-tag players. Tournament winners will go home with cash prizes up to $500 and Blazer Tag will match the prize money with donations to local charities—Girlstart is lucky to be one of the chosen ones! Games take place every Thursday in July. Entry fee for the tournament is $10 for the first game and $7.90 thereafter, and includes a t-shirt listing Girlstart and other benefiting organizations. For more information contact: Blazer Tag Adventure Center (512) 462-0202 and we’ll look forward to seeing you at this fun event in July! 
Girlstart is looking for supplies for our summer camps, and we hope you can help us find them! We would like to borrow a Lowel lighting kit for our Discovery Planet camp and a few blood pressure machines, models of teeth or ears, lab coats and medical-related décor for our Scrub In camp. Please E-mail Sarah Haegelin at